The House, Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The House took up 10 bills: 6 together on the consent calendar, then 4 one by one, listed below by bill.

Journal
House Journal 14
Assembled
10:00 AM
Votes Taken
1 division10 voice votes
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How the Day Began

The House assembled at 10:00 AM, a prayer was offered and Rep. Bernard Benn (D - Graf 12) led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Excused for the Day

Show the 24 members excusedRepublican 16Democrat 8

The journal records 24 members as having leave of the House for the day, that is, permission to be away. A member on leave may still have voted on part of the day, and the roll call record does not always agree with the journal about who was excused.

Rep. Ronald Belanger (R - Rock 8) Rep. Daniel Donovan (R - Hills 2) Rep. Patrick Garrity (D - Hills 14) Rep. Mark McConkey Rep. Paul Mirski (R - Graf 10) Rep. Clifford Newton (R - Straf 6) Rep. David Pierce (D - Graf 9) Rep. Marjorie Porter (D - Hills 30) Rep. Lisa Scontsas (R - Hills 30) Rep. Tony Soltani (R - Merr 8) Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R - Carr 6) Rep. John Byrnes (R - Ches 6) Rep. Sean Coughlin (R - Hills 6) Rep. Baldwin Domingo (D - Straf 5) Rep. Jane Johnson (R - Ches 12) Rep. Nickolas Levasseur (D - Hills 11) Rep. Betsy McKinney (R - Rock 5) Rep. Michael Reed (R - Hills 33) Rep. Brian Rhodes (D - Hills 30) Rep. Christopher Serlin (D - Rock 16) Rep. Kathleen Stroud (R - Hills 21) Rep. John Sytek (R - Rock 4) Rep. Kathleen Taylor (D - Graf 2) Rep. Julie Brown (R - Straf 1)

What the House Did That Day

The record does not say what order these came in: the journal page is cited on only a few of them, so they are listed by bill.

HB 49-FN (2011)Died
relative to toll-free use of the New Hampshire turnpike system by vehicles with purple heart license plates.
Rep. Kenneth Weyler (R - Rock 8) House Public Works and Highways Transportation and Highways

House Public Works and Highways recommended Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), 12–1.

Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL, Kill the bill)

Motion Passed: Bill Killed on a voice vote

Spoke for the motionRep. Franklin Tilton (R - Belk 3) Rep. John Graham (R - Hills 7)

Spoke against the motionRep. Jerry Bergevin (R - Hills 45)

✓IntroducedJan 5, 2011✕HouseJan 26, 2011SenateGovernor✕LawJan 26, 2011
HB 547 (2011)Withdrawn
authorizing the establishment of milfoil remediation shoreland assessment districts by municipalities, and authorizing village districts for the purpose of eradication, remediation, or control of milfoil and other exotic aquatic plants.
Rep. Richard Drisko (R) House Municipal and County Government Municipalities

Suspend the Rules (Set a rule aside; needs two thirds)

Motion Passed: Rules Suspended on a voice vote

In the record: Suspend Last Sentence of House Rule 38(e) (Rep Bettencourt)

Withdraw (The sponsor takes the bill back)

Motion Passed: Bill Withdrawn on a voice vote

In the record: Withdrawn (Reps Drisko and Russell)

✓IntroducedJan 6, 2011✕HouseSenateGovernor✕Law